(a) Service Connections. Service connections shall consist of such materials and size as determined by the Manager as recommended by the Village Engineer.
(b) Joints. Cast-iron soil pipe and fittings shall have all joints properly caulked with oakum and lead. Vitrified clay pipe and fittings shall have "premium" type joints conforming to Types I, II or III of “Tentative Specification for Vitrified Clay Pipe Joints Using Materials Having Resilent Properties" (American Society for Testing Materials Designation: C425-60T). Before the joint is made, both the spigot and the bell shall be thoroughly cleaned to remove any extraneous material and shall be kept clean until the joint is made.
(c) Pipe Bedding. The laying of the pipe in finished trenches shall be equally distributed on the pipe barrel. The bottom of the trench shall be carefully graded, shaped and tamped to conform to the outside circumference of the pipe before any pipe is laid. Bell holes shall be of ample size to permit joints to be made but shall not unduly encroach upon the bottom bearing for the pipe barrel. All rock or stones protruding above the prepared bed of pipe shall be removed so that in no case will rock touch any pipe either along the barrel or in the bell holes. Where the base of the trench is uneven or stony, sand or gravel shall be used for bedding.
(d) Pipe Bedding; Line, Grade and Location. All pipe shall be laid true to line and grade. Any change in horizontal direction shall be made with long radius curves, one-eighth bends or wye branches. All pipe shall be laid to a minimum grade of one-fourth inch per foot unless otherwise approved. No pipe shall be laid closer than three feet to any exterior wall, cellar, basement, well or cistern, or less than two feet deep.
(Ord. 1-05. Passed 1-4-05.)